The 2013 Southland Conference men’s basketball tournament bracket is all set. Stephen F. Austin locked up the No. 1 seed with 16-2 conference record (26-3 overall) to finish one game ahead of Northwestern State. Both of those teams will advance straight to the semifinals this Friday, while six more teams duke it out over the preceding two days.
Southland Conference Tournament 2013 bracket: Stephen F. Austin earns top seed
The bracket for the 2013 Southland Conference men’s basketball tournament is set, with Stephen F. Austin and Northwestern State earning byes for the first two rounds of the tournament after earning the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively.
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Defending conference champion Lamar is not participating in the tournament this year, after posting an abysmal 1-17 conference record (3-28 overall). Last year’s runner-up McNeese State hopes to make another big run after sneaking into the 2013 tournament as the No. 8 seed.
Check out the full bracket below. All times listed are Eastern. Live streams of the first two rounds of the tournament will be available at southland.org.
Wednesday, March 13
Game 1: No. 8 McNeese State vs. No. 5 Nicholls, 6 p.m.
Game 2: No. 7 Central Arkansas vs. No. 6 Sam Houston State, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 14
Game 3: No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 4: No. 3 Oral Roberts vs. Game 2 winner, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 15
Game 5: No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 2 Northwestern State vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN3
Saturday, March 16
Championship: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2
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